Lady&#39;s hat bag



April 3, 1928. I 1,665,010

H. BAROL LADYS HAT BAG Filed March 4, 1926 Patented Apr. 3, 19286 UNITED I stares TENT OFFICE.

LADYS HAT BAG.

Application filed March 4, 1926.

In a prior Patent No. 1,563,080, owned by me, there is disclosed a novel construction of hat carrier and overnight hag, wherein a plurality of fastening devices are employed for securing the lid in closed position, and wherein the handle member is disposed longitudinally of said lid.

My invention consists of various novel constructions upon a hat carrier ofthis general character aforesaid, wherein I am enabled. to secure more effective locking of the lid by means of a single fastening device, and in addition by extending the handle or 'arrying strap, transversely of the lid instead of longitudinally, as in the patent aforesaid, the user of the bag is enabled to carry the same more conveniently and con fortably.

My invention further consists in a novel manner of securing'the handle or carrying strap across the narrow top portion of the bag, the front end of said handle member being fixedly secured to the front of the lid while the rear end of said handle is detachably secured to the rear of said'lid so that the bag part of the handle can be undone for the purpose of permitting the fastening or suspension of the bag on the robe-rack or the like on the back of an automobile or to the closet rack.

By reason of the foregoing novel features my invention requires the manipulation of but a single fastening device in order to lock and unlock the lid, and I am further enabled upon the unlocking of the rear end of the handle to readily suspend the bag to a desired support, and in addition by partitioning the handle transversely of the bag there is formed a loop which permits the arm of the user to slide into it easily, and further allows the bag to be more conveniently carried than heretofore.

My invention further consists of the provision upon the inside of the bag of a novel loop for adjustably sliding thereon which allows said loop to be placed around the crown of a hat, means being provided for tightening or loosening the loop so as to hold a hat, of any size, in definite place and thus avoid its shifting within the bag.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since they will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various Serial No. 92,157.

instrunientalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown ,and described.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of combination-hat carrier and overnight bag embodying my invention, the lid being shown in unlocked and in partly'raised position, with the rear end of the handle shown as disconnected from the lid.

Figure 2 represents an end view of Figure 1. v

Figure 3 represents a vertical section on line 3-3 Figure 2.

Figure at represents a plan view of the front of the bag showing the single'fastening device employed in locked position.

Figure 5 represents a perspective view of the front of the handle member or carrying strap showing the manner in which the same is attached'to the front of the lid.

Figure 6 represents a vertical sectional view through the narrow portion of the bag showing the position of the fastening device relative to the handle or narrow strap.

Similar numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts inthe figures.

Referring to the drawings:

In carrying out my invention 1 construct the body 1 of the bag of the vertical parallel front and rear walls 2 and 3, having their bottom edges rounded as at hwhile the sides of thebag are closed by the strip 5, thereby forming a bag ha ving abody of the general. contour seen in the prior Patent No. 1,563,080, owned by me.

The top 6 of the bag is open and of rectangular shape and the lid 7 is of substan tially the same contour and is hinged at the point 8 to the top of the rear wall The front edge of the lid 7 is provided with the flap 9 which folds over the front of the bag, and is locked in position by the front strap 10, whose lower end is stitched to the front Wall 2 at the point 11 and whose upper end is provided with a metallic or reinforced oblong eye 12, through which passes the rotatable stud 18, which is rotatably mounted on the metal base 14- which is riveted to the front. of the lid 7 by any suitable means.

bag, or to get into the bag, which is prac- V transversely of thetop of the bag or in other words across the narrow part thereof and its front end 16, as seen in Figure 2, is fixed- 1y secured to the front of the lid 7 by the pendant stud 13 of the plate let passing therethrough.

The rear end 18 of the handle 15 can be disconnected from the rear portion of the lid 7, since it is provided with a' metallic or reinforced oblong eye 19 through which passes the rotatable oblong stud 20 mounted on the metal plate 21. By this construction the bag can be readily suspended from the robe rail in the back of an automobile or from a closet rack. I

By positioning the handle 15 transversely to the bag, a loop is formed which permits the arm to slide into it easily and also allows it 'to be more conveniently carried than when the handle runs across the wide part of the bag, as in my prior patent aforesaid.

other apparel or article required for travelling may be folded around the hat and rested on the bottom and so pack the hat against shifting and provide a cushion on which the hat may be softly supported and so the hat preserved in shape and condition.

The top of the body which is open is of quadrilateral form and so may, receive light articles which may be placed loosely on the hat without damaging it, and assist in packing itfrom above.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a. novel and useful ladys hat bag which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred embodiment there of which will give inpractice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 2- V A device of the character stated consist ing of a body having front and rear walls which are flat and which are arranged in parallelism, side walls which-are flat for a portion of their extent and which terminate in a rounded bottom, a flat, rectilinear covering lid, a foldable flap on the lid, for cngaging over the flat, front face of said body, means for fastening the'fiat, rectilin ear part of said lid upon the top of said body comprising a front strap having its lower end fixedly secured to the said flat, front wall, a stud on the upperfront fiat part of said lid adapted to beengaged by an eye in the upper end of said front strap, a base supportingsaid stud, and a carrying strap detachably secured at each end and having its front end attached to the front end of said cover by the base carrying said stud, the rear end of said carrying strap being connected with the rear end of said lid, said carrying strap extending transversely of said fiat, rectilinear lid.

fHUeo BAROL. 

